It would appear, however, that the decision for
the IL-76 this year, at least, is final:
“In keeping with the need to ensure airworthiness of
aircraft, the federal agencies will not be considering
aircraft such as the BE-200, the IL-76 or the A-10 since
they don’t hold current U.S. airworthiness certificates,”
- http://wildfiremag.com/ar/firefighting_feds_ground_large/
- NIFC http://www.nifc.gov/
To which DenverChannel responds:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3319268/detail.html